Bernard
RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU
(b.
18 December 1804
,
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
d.
24 January 1872
,
Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
)
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Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU was born 18 December 1804 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU was the child of Paul RICHER and Marie GEMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul ÉRICHÉ dit LOUVETEAU and Cecile BRISEBOIS (maternal) Michel GEMME and Dorothée BRISEBOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bernard married Adelaide PROULX 30 January 1826 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide PROULX was born 20 February 1809 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Adelaide died 23 July 1832 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Adelaide was the child of Thomas PROULX and Josephte DORÉ.
Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU died 24 January 1872 in Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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